The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-27
COMMENT AND OPINION.

'sBLEsT be the tie that binds" will never here
after be Jay Goulds favorite hymn.-Pittsburg
Chronicle.
THE Ohio Republicans have good record to
point to, and they can appeal with confidence to
the people for a verdict Phiadelphia Press.
DR.. NCGLYNN says he doesn't want any of
fee. That is the very best evidence that the
Doctor is meditatnG q political career.-Chicago
Journal.
For immigrants of the proper kind. indus
trious. thrifty, law abiding liberty loving, there
is still room and to spare Mr. Powderly's pro-
test would have more weight if it were more
discrminating.-P Inquirer.
THE free-trade papers which have demanded
extra session of Congress to relieve the coun-
try from the pressure of the accumulated sur
plus in the treasury. are annoyed because no
pressure is felt in any Observation-Disclosures
Sentinel.
THE President certainly ought to have time
now to make some inquiries about the group of
federal officials who went up from Cincinnati
last week to manage the Ohio Democratic con-
vention at Cleveland and work a Cleveland
plank into the platform.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press
WHAT preposterous folly what grotesque idi-
ocy it is TO describe every hot-tempered old vet
who ventures to criticise oppose the
President a swashbuckler and fraud. The
Democratic papers have a monopoly in this
despicable business and the Republicans will
give them all the rope they want-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
TAKING a candidate account of his military
glory is not to be commended general prin
eiples. but the Republican party will probably
feel justified in nominating any candidate who
promises to have the most strength before the
people. Sheridan would give the Democratic
managers more concern than any other man.
Boston Herald Mug.
If the Ohio Democrats mean anything by
their declaration on the liquor question they
mean practically free whisky. They demand
the submission of a constitutional amendment
granting not high license but simply "a license"
of the liquor traffic. This they intend to be
restriction but simply a measure in the interest
of the saloons.-Detroit Tribune
IT is whispered in Washington that President
Cleveland regrets having issued his famous civil
service order as it now tends to handicap him in
his race for denomination. Probably he had
then no expectation of q second term. It would
not be strange If he should allow it to sink into
innocuous desuetude after the manner OF Presi-
dent Hayes and his famous "Order No 1."-New
York World.
No one who is familiar with tina attitude of
the Mormon Church toward polygamv and the
prosecution of polygamists can expect that its
leaders under any circumstances regard
polygany crime, or that they will pretend
that their opinions on this subject have been
changed. Their silence is full Of meaning to
nothing but attempt of the Mormous to
cape federal supervision.-New York Times.
IF it should be Cleveland's luck to have ar
rayed against him q man of something mis- own
calbre he might get through. The same kind
OF negative strength which is likely to give him
the nomination would perhaps insure his cleo
ton; but If tho Republicans make no mistake he
will share the fate of his fellow New Yorker,
Martin Van Buren,, who found success in the
beginning of defeat at the polls.-Chicaeo Trib-